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Full Name: James Alston Paxton

Born: November 6, 1988

Age: 26

Birthplace: Ladner, BC, Canada

Bats: L

Throws: L

Height: 6' 4"

Weight: 235

Draft: Round 4 (2010, SEA)

School: Kentucky

MLB Debut: 09/07/2013

Selected by the Seattle Mariners in the fourth round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Kentucky. ... Selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round (37th overall) of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, but did not sign. ... Pitched for the University of Kentucky from 2007-09 , going 11-5 with a 4.91 ERA and 168 strikeouts in 55 games for the Wildcats. ... Ranked third in the NCAA averaging 13.22 strikeouts per 9.0 innings in 2009.